Thorpedo

SIGNATURE MOVE Karelin's wrath and reverse body lift are known to terrify opponentsIan Thorpe Swimming, AustraliaThe "Thorpedo," as he's known, revolutionized middle-distance swimming with his six-beat kick (six kicks to every arm stroke), which is generally used only by sprinters.

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Phelps provided an early lead, and the Americans led entering the third leg Sprenger rallied from a large deficit and Thorpe, better known as the "Thorpedo," cruised to victory for his third gold medal of the championships.

USATODAY.com - Phelps follows up record with gold medal; Australia wins relay 2003

A threat to match Mark Spitz's seven golds next year in the Athens Olympics, Phelps 'performance on Tuesday even upstaged Ian Thorpe, despite the "Thorpedo" winning gold to defend his world 200 freestyle title.

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The 'Thorpedo' retired from the pool in 2006 and the Australian has knocked down several media reports since then which said he was considering a comeback.

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The man dubbed 'Thorpedo' was the world's highest-profile swimmer until Michael Phelps came onto the scene, and had a list of lucrative endorsement deals.

Thestar.com - Home Page 2011

Sydney, Australia-born Ian James Thorpe, nicknamed "Thorpedo," is a former Olympic Gold Medal winning freestyle swimmer.

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Germany's Paul Biedermann shot down the "Thorpedo" with a time of 3: 40.07, breaking his long-standing mark by a hundredth of a second.

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BERNARD: How about Ian Thorpe, Ian "Thorpedo" Thorpe for that.

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At 8.33am the BBC reported that "perhaps surprisingly, it's first come, first served in the abbey", which would explain a certain readiness to queue and the unfashionable promptness of normally modish guests such as Rowan Atkinson, Guy Ritchie, Ian "Thorpedo" Thorpe, Ben Fogle and Joss Stone.

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Swimming has 34 medals on offer, diving has eight, water polo has eight and synchronised swimming has twoIn swimming, the battle between the eight-times gold medallist from Beijing, Michael Phelps, and the returning Ian "Thorpedo" Thorpe will be a focus of attention.

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